East Park Animal Education Centre:
Starting on Monday 21 July until Friday 28 August, excluding 15 and 18 August.
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
10.30am to 2pm Pickering Park Aviary: Starting Thursday 24 July until Thursday 14 August. Every Thursday 10.30am to 2pm
Join us for a special edition of summer crafts to make some magical creations and meet some real-life princesses from Make a Smile!
Dress up encouraged but not required.
Painting Progression – This eight-week course is designed to build upon skills that have been developed throughout our basic painting course. You will look more deeply into techniques that underpin classical painting, both representational and abstract, as well as surveying contemporary painting and developing your own methods. The course includes discussions and presentations surrounding historic themes and styles within painting. Your work will be included in a Feral ‘Reveal’ exhibition.
Materials are provided.
This course is delivered in two four week sections, by two tutors; offering you a broader scope and differing approaches to painting.
We want you to be able to access our courses regardless of income. If you are unable to make the full contribution, please contact us and we will do our best to help out.
We are a not-for-profit organisation and have to ensure that our course costs are covered. On the rare occasion that we don’t recruit enough participants and have to cancel a course, we will inform you before the start of the course and refund your fee.
Develop a range of print skills over 8 weeks. Using drawing as a starting point, you will explore many print processes, including monotype, drypoint etchings, lino print and mixed media. Exploring and combining these techniques, you will produce a portfolio of finished prints.
This course is open to adults over 18 regardless of experience. Materials are provided.
We want you to be able to access our courses regardless of income. If you are unable to make the full contribution, contact us and we will do our best to help out.
We are a not-for-profit organisation and have to ensure that our course costs are covered. On the rare occasion that we don’t recruit enough participants and have to cancel a course, we will inform you before the start of the course and refund your fee.
Our 8 week course in painting gives you the opportunity to explore, experiment and find your own interests and direction. You will explore how colour, shape, form and mark-making work together to create images. Experimenting with gesture, scale and surface, you will develop your own painting vocabulary and language, applying figurative and abstract approaches.
This course is delivered in two four week sections, by two tutors; offering you a broader scope and differing approaches to painting. Materials are provided.
We want you to be able to access our courses regardless of income. If you are unable to make the full contribution, contact us and we will do our best to help out.
We are a not-for-profit organisation and have to ensure that our course costs are covered. On the rare occasion that we don’t recruit enough participants and have to cancel a course, we will inform you before the start of the course and refund your fee.
This 8 week course is for people who would like to further develop their knowledge of acrylic paint. The sessions will focus on experimentation, pushing the materials, layering and resolving paintings. There will be demonstrations and exercises which aim to loosen your style of painting and embrace the unpredictable. By the end of the course you will be starting to develop your own style of painting and will have more understanding of how to start and develop an abstract or representational painting.
This course is suitable for adults 18+ who have experience of acrylics or have tried acrylics before but who may still classify themselves as beginners. Basic materials will be provided, but you are also welcome to bring your own paints and brushes.
This course is delivered in two four week sections, by two tutors; offering you a broader scope and differing approaches to painting.
We want you to be able to access our courses regardless of income. If you are unable to make the full contribution, contact us and we will do our best to help out.
We are a not-for-profit organisation and have to ensure that our course costs are covered. On the rare occasion that we don’t recruit enough participants and have to cancel a course, we will inform you before the start of the course and refund your fee.
This 8 week introductory painting course aims to encourage your confidence in the use of this exciting medium. You will have both guidance and the freedom to develop your own interests in painting. You will be given exercises that encourage experimentation with composition, observation, gesture, scale and colour in order to begin to develop your own painting vocabulary. You will also learn about practical elements of using certain paints, brushes, surfaces, maintenance of tools and economy of materials. Your tutors will introduce you to representational and abstract approaches to the medium.
This course is delivered in two four week sections, by two tutors; offering you a broader scope and differing approaches to painting.
This course is open to adults 18+ regardless of experience. Materials are provided, but please feel free to bring any materials of your own if you want to. Please wear clothes you are happy to get paint on!
We want you to be able to access our courses regardless of income. If you are unable to make the full contribution, contact us and we will do our best to help out.
We are a not-for-profit organisation and have to ensure that our course costs are covered. On the rare occasion that we don’t recruit enough participants and have to cancel a course, we will inform you before the start of the course and refund your fee.
On our Advanced Printmaking course we will be exploring Intaglio print through Hard Ground and Aquatint etching in combination with relief printing from the Acid etched plate, using monochrome and coloured inks. We will also be using Tetra-Pack cartons as plates to work into and print from. Both these techniques provide opportunities for experimentation and discovery of alternative approaches to printmaking, as well as printing in a very traditional Acid etched plate Intaglio technique. We will be using Italian Etching paper and best quality printing inks from Hawthorn printmaking suppliers.
The course is advanced so we expect you to bring ideas and images that will translate well into an A5 or A4 Etching.
This is an 8 week course, fee includes materials. Book your place using the link below.
We want you to be able to access our courses regardless of income. If you are unable to make the full contribution, contact us and we will do our best to help out.
We are a not-for-profit organisation and have to ensure that our course costs are covered. On the rare occasion that we don’t recruit enough participants and have to cancel a course, we will inform you before the start of the course and refund your fee.
Drawing is an essential feature of visual art and design and this course sets out to demonstrate its value.
The course will run over 8 weeks. You will explore a breadth of drawing media, discuss reasons and strategies for drawing, rise to the challenges of large and small scale drawing, as well as participate in collaborative drawing and creating three dimensional sculptural drawings.
This course is open to adults 18+ and no previous skill is required. All materials will be provided.
We want you to be able to access our courses regardless of income. If you are unable to make the full contribution, contact us and we will do our best to help out.
We are a not-for-profit organisation and have to ensure that our course costs are covered. On the rare occasion that we don’t recruit enough participants and have to cancel a course, we will inform you before the start of the course and refund your fee.
Pippa Hale’s exhibition Bannanarchy! offers families a free and welcoming space at Humber Street Gallery to come together, be creative and play.
Join us every Friday morning during the summer holidays for an informal exhibition tour followed by a creative activity.
Friday Bananactivity! Sessions are free and designed for families with children aged 4-11 years.
Tuesday Evenings 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Tuesday 2nd September – 7th October 2025
A good all round introduction to pottery. Techniques to include; tile making, coiling, throwing on the potters wheel, decorating and glazing.
The cost is £155 per person to include everything.
‘I would like to inform other people what a wonderful short course this was. Adele the tutor was very calm and relaxed and also very friendly and informative throughout. We learnt numerous skills during the course and even had a go on a potters wheel. It was very laid back and very enjoyable. I have mobility problems and my needs were accommodated really well and I felt the class was very inclusive in a positive way. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending it.’ Verity.
Includes all materials and bisque firing.
Our studio is on the first floor accessible via stairs (no lift).
A new course!
3 Days Intensive.
Wednesday 20th August- Friday 22nd August 2025.
10.30am – 3pm
£180.00 pp
Suitable for beginners.
Jessica Morris will lead you through the enjoyment of learning to throw on the potter’s wheel.
Day 1: An introduction to the basics of working on the wheel, focussing on throwing a cylinder.
Day 2: Opening out and developing your cylinder into a bowl. You will make a small collection of thrown work to fettle, finesse and trim.
Day 3: Trim, handle, carve and refine, add slip decoration.
You will be able to choose 4 pots each to be fired and glazed, any extras that you’d like to keep will be at a further cost. We will break at 12pm each day, please bring a packed lunch. Please wear closed toe shoes and have fingernails cut short.
Includes all materials and bisque firing.
About the Artist:
Jessica Morris is a ceramic artist creating wheel thrown porcelain pieces enriched with vibrant underglazes. Her work explores movement and flow, capturing a sense of rhythm and spontaneity in both functional and sculptural forms. Alongside her studio practice, Jessica shares her love for ceramics through teaching and encouraging others to explore the materials’ endless possibilities.
Our studio is on the first floor accessible via stairs (no lift).
Pop along and join in.
There will be someone to help and supplies if needed.
Release your inner child and get creative with Lego!
Join us for a fun-filled session of building, chatting, and enjoying a relaxed atmosphere. Whether you’re a Lego enthusiast or just looking to try something new, this club is the perfect place to have some hands-on fun.
Open to anyone over 18 years, pop in every Monday from 2pm – 4pm – includes a free cuppa!
A weekly knitting and crochet group for adults.
Join in for a relaxing, mindful colouring session.
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